Tag: San Jose Sharks
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Avalanche win Central Division, guarantee home-ice advantage until Stanley Cup Final
The Colorado Avalanche set a few major goals for themselves at the start of training camp. On Tuesday night, they checked off a few of those goals. With a win over the St. Louis Blues, the Avalanche clinched the Central Division title, their first division title since the 2022-23 season. This is the 13th time…
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Game 1 starter, playoff ‘X’ factor and best first-round matchup | Avalanche mailbag
Welcome to Evan’s mailbag, where each week, Avalanche reporter Evan Rawal answers all your Avalanche- and hockey-related questions. Mailbag questions can be sent to [email protected]. I told myself no power-play questions due to the Avalanche’s improvement since the Olympic break, but… Will our power play return to scaring the “living daylights” out of our opponents? Or at this…
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Analyzing the potential first-round opponents for the Colorado Avalanche | NHL Insider
Wednesday’s loss to the Vancouver Canucks was an ugly one for the Avalanche. The odds are still very much in Colorado’s favor. The Avalanche hold a 99.8% chance of winning the Central Division with eight games remaining in the regular season, according to Moneypuck.com. While it’s possible for them to drop below the Dallas Stars,…
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Josh Manson hitting high marks offensively for Avalanche heading into Olympic Break
The Colorado Avalanche encourage all their defensemen to get involved offensively throughout the game. Josh Manson is taking advantage of it. The veteran defenseman scored the game-winning goal in Wednesday’s 4-2 win at Ball Arena, blasting a shot from the point past San Jose Sharks netminder Yaroslav Askarov’s glove hand. That gives Manson five goals…
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How video coach Brett Heimlich became unsung hero of Colorado Avalanche coaching staff
TORONTO — You know Brett Heimlich. You just don’t know what he looks like. Yet the longest-tenured member of the Colorado Avalanche coaching staff is perhaps its most valuable. “We wouldn’t be able to operate without him,” coach Jared Bednar told The Denver Gazette. Heimlich joined the Avalanche one year prior to Bednar’s arrival for…
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Colorado Avalanche make trade for goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood | Evan’s take
The Avalanche sent Alexandar Georgiev, forward Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2025 fifth-round draft pick and a 2026 second-round pick to the San Jose Sharks.
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Denver faces abundance of traffic, closures for New Year’s
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Those attempting to head downtown on New Year’s Eve should be wary. A collection of celebrations and events may hold Denver traffic to a standstill. New Year’s Eve falls on a Sunday this year, landing in line with a few sporting events in the city,…
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After 3 straight second-round playoff exits, Colorado Avalanche look to push through
The first round of the playoffs hasn’t been the problem for the Colorado Avalanche. Talk of three straight second-round exits has dogged a team widely considered to be in a championship window. External talk, anyway. “We all know, (those) who’ve been here the last three years – that’s the hump that we try to get…
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Seemingly a false alarm for Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon, who returns after missing one game
DENVER – Nathan MacKinnon didn’t finish out the Colorado Avalanche’s recent two-game road trip. Coach Jared Bednar said MacKinnon had X-rays done, then left the team for further evaluation. That must have gone well because Bednar said MacKinnon was “good to go” Thursday morning. He took up his usual spot on the top line against…
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Colorado Avalanche hold back San Jose Sharks, sweep California trip
The San Jose Sharks scored three unanswered to make it a one-goal game with about a minute and a half to play, but Valeri Nichushkin’s empty-net goal sealed a 5-3 road win for the Colorado Avalanche. Thirty-four seconds into Friday’s second period, Cale Makar tracked down his own rebound and beat Sharks goaltender Zach Sawchenko…